Two projects this summer are topping
fundraising concerns for the Garden Valley Syringa Club, a community service
organization for ninety-nine years.
The Poetry/Prose
book publication is on hold while submissions are still being sought: Poems up
to 60 lines; prose essays with a max of 800 words; and black and white photos
or sketches. Any subject is acceptable. Artists must be over fifty years of age
and residents of Boise
County. Mail to: 223 Middle Fork Road, GV 83622
or afoofymax@aol.com.
Submissions received
so far are very appreciated—thank you for your donations.
The popular annual
Birthday Calendar features a color photograph of Crouch/GV subject matter. In
recent years, photos by Elaine Baker and CJ Scharf have been chosen, and the
club is grateful for the honor of displaying the work of these talented artists
who have donated their photos for the calendar fundraiser. The club is now
accepting submissions for the 2014 calendar. Please e-mail photos in jpg
format, to jprachyl@frontiernet.net.
New calendar
advertisers are also encouraged to contact Judy Prachyl at 805-717-9325 or
462-2576, or Carol Wyckoff, 462-3371.
It’s time for the
annual summer luncheon. It will be difficult to train sandals to trip lightly
to another location, after so many years of lovely luncheons catered by Cheryl
Goo. This year, the luncheon will be held at Two Rivers Grill, 347 S. Middle
Fork Road, (next to the Dirty Shame), for private party dining. Members and
guests may choose from menu items. Mark your calendar for Thursday, July 18,
noon—3 p.m. Guests and past members will pay $15 plus gratuity. Anyone interested
in Syringa Club may attend. RSVP not necessary but appreciated.
Syringa Club members
have been active this year. One-hundred plants—larch, Idaho poplar, rugosa rose, ornamental
American cranberry, and red osier dogwood were planted and most have been sold
at the Crouch Farmers Market. Call Jayne at 462-4698 for purchase. Thanks to
Leigh Ward, at Warm Springs Greenhouse, and Bill Partridge, for their generous
help.
Former member, Helen
Mills, passed away last year and in January, members wearing Helen’s hats
presented $100 to GV Library, in her name.
Syringa received a
$1500 grant from the Senior
Center, to publish a community-fundraiser
book by resident artists over 50.
Golden Eagle Radio
in Crouch was awarded $250 by Syringa. The radio board chose to use the funds
toward music licensing.
A large antique
basket filled with Idaho-themed gifts was donated to the library’s St.
Patrick’s Day fundraiser auction. John Tucker, husband of former member Pilar
Tucker, was the successful bidder, at $80.
The Nosy Neighbor
Home Tour to benefit the Senior
Center was supported with
a $100 sponsor-donation.
Lunchtime meetings
were enlivened, and members enlightened, by various interesting guest speakers:
Mary Jo Dawson, GV Trail and Sleigh Rides; Pat Marion, Zone IV representative
on the school board, speaking on school safety and firearms; Lonnie Bramon,
advising the group on book publishing; Mary Wilson, two-time speaker as the
Crouch Cat Lady and president of the GV Center for the Arts; and Vickie
Chandler, Crouch City Clerk, with information on the Crouch/GV Historical
Museum and offering a prominent corner of it for Syringa Club memorabilia.
There are six months
left of this year to have more fun and be of service to the community. For
information, call President Jayne Carlson, 462-4698; VP, Judy Prachyl,
462-2576; secretary, Mac Angel, 462-2511; or treasurer, Ione Messick, 462-3284.
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